APS, one of the main pan-European asset managers with over 13 billion dollars under management, has formalized an investment of 3.4 million dollars in tokenized real estate through the MetaWealth platform. The news marks a historic milestone: it is the first direct purchase by an institutional investor of tokenized real estate assets available also to retail investors.
MetaWealth and the revolution of real estate tokenization
Founded in 2023, MetaWealth quickly established itself as one of the leading platforms in the tokenization of European real estate, offering the possibility to purchase fractional shares of properties in just a few clicks, thanks to blockchain technology.
The platform has already tokenized over 50 million dollars in real estate, distributed in Italy, Greece, Romania, and Spain. Each token represents a part of real ownership, easily transferable and recorded on blockchain, ensuring transparency, speed, and accessibility.
The investment by APS concerns two residential properties located in Rome:
Fo.Ro Living Rome
Porta Pamphili Rome
Both tranches were acquired for 1.5 million euros each, in the form of tokenized bonds registered on the blockchain. It is important to emphasize that the same assets are also available to retail investors, eliminating the traditional barrier between small and large investors.
A strong signal for the entire RWA ecosystem
According to Mihai Pop, manager of APS, tokenization represents a epochal transformation for the investment sector:
“Offers greater liquidity, simplified transactions, and automatic compliance, while maintaining high security standards.”
The CEO of MetaWealth, Amr Adawi, also highlighted the importance of the entry of an institutional player:
“This investment brings confidence to the sector, new liquidity, and improves access to real-world assets for both individuals and institutions.”
MetaWealth today boasts users in 23 countries and ranks among the top 10 global platforms for the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA).
Valore totale del mercato RWA, grafico storico. Fonte: Binance Research
The boom of the RWA market in 2025
The news comes in a context where the market of tokenization of real assets is experiencing explosive growth. According to a report by Binance Research, the total value of the sector has exceeded 23 billion dollars in the first half of 2025, with an increase of 260% compared to the 8.6 billion at the beginning of the year.
Among the fastest-growing segments:
Tokenized private credit: 58% of the market share
Tokenized U.S. debt (Treasury): 34%
This growth has been driven by:
Greater regulatory clarity in the United States
Growing institutional adoption
Need to diversify into stable yield assets
The race for tokenization continues
Not only MetaWealth. In recent weeks, numerous giants of finance and technology have strongly focused on tokenization:
BlackRock has proposed a class of shares on blockchain for its $150 billion fund.
Libre has announced a plan to tokenize 500 million dollars in Telegram debt.
MultiBank Group has signed a 3 billion dollar agreement to tokenize real estate assets with the MAG group of the Emirates.
The trend is now clear: traditional finance embraces blockchain and real-world assets enter the digital era, offering new opportunities to both institutional and retail investors.
Why is this APS-MetaWealth case so important?
First real case of institutional purchase on a platform also open to retail Signal of trust towards the blockchain infrastructure for the management of tangible assets New standard for the liquidity and fractionalization of real estate investments Boost to positive regulation for the European market of RWA
Conclusion
The investment of APS in tokenized real estate through MetaWealth is not just a piece of financial news, but a wake-up call for the entire sector: the future of investments is fractional, digital, and accessible. The tokenization of real assets is proving to be one of the most solid trends of 2025, driven by regulation, innovation, and institutional participation.
For investors and analysts, the message is clear: it is time to pay attention to RWA. And for those building digital infrastructures, institutional adoption is the definitive confirmation of the maturity of the sector.
